Optimisation of HIIT for glucose control in prediabetes
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Optimisation of Exercise Intensity during High-Intensity Interval Training for Glucose Control in Prediabetes
IRAS ID
269775
Contact name
Cerin Brain
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Aberystwyth University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 21 days
Research summary
Individuals who have prediabetes are at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes which is associated with numerous health problems which can have a negative effect on quality of life. Exercise has been found to be useful for type II diabetic individuals and prediabetic individuals to improve glucose control.
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) involves exercise which alternates between high and low training intensities for durations of several seconds to several minutes. HIIT is an established training method used by athletes to improve sporting performance, and more recently has been used to improve health outcomes in people with chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Findings from studies looking at the effect of HIIT in individuals with diabetes or high blood glucose levels have shown that the exercise can significantly improve glucose control. These findings are therefore of high importance due to the nature of the HIIT exercise being more time efficient than that of traditional exercise. However, the literature on the effect of HIIT in the prediabetic population and the optimal intensity of HIIT to use for this population is limited. The majority of the literature for this type of population focuses on type 2 diabetic individuals, and to the best of our knowledge, no literature focuses on finding the optimal intensity of HIIT.
Therefore, this study will form part of a PhD thesis aiming to create the optimal HIIT programme to reduce the risk of prediabetic individuals developing type 2 diabetes. This aim of the current study is to identify the optimal exercise intensity of the high-intensity phase during a bout of HIIT to increase glucose clearance in a prediabetic population.REC name
Wales REC 7
REC reference
20/WA/0067
Date of REC Opinion
16 Mar 2020
REC opinion
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